Posts tagged Politics
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Morning bell: Around the table
Catania hosts DC edu-leaders; Can’t get a UDC degree in that; 3rd graders need to read; Debt: college’s new normal; Waivers, mapped; Report explores ESEA waivers; Wealth affects graduation rates; New anti-“reform” organization; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Out with the old
Go higher?; Longer Metro; Old Metro radios; Financial outlook cloudy?; The shadow knows; Bocce balls come to Ballston; And…. Keep reading…
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Some at-large council seats would help Prince George’s
Late last year, I testified before the Prince George’s County Council about the Greenbelt Sector Plan. During my testimony, my councilmember, Ingrid Turner, watched and listened to me. Several other councilmembers never looked up. They had no reason to do so; they don’t represent me. In Prince George’s County, each councilmember represents a single district. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: “Snowquester”
Snow; Residents win the war; Issa endorses better design; Prince William vs sprawl; Preserve “Mad Men” era buildings?; Fairfax considers red light cameras; Bad ideas for FBI; A sport looking for space; And…. Keep reading…
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Brown bombs on ethics; Silverman edges Frumin
Only 2.5% of voters gave Michael Brown positive marks for his response on ethics this week on Let’s Choose DC (a partnership of Greater Greater Washington, DCist, and PoPville). Elissa Silverman took the top spot in your judgment, with Matthew Frumin second. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A better ride
A sick route; Reliable railcars; Kubicek leaves WMATA; War on non-cars continues; US drives less; Hampton Roads only gets roads; Brown in the clear; Check out the new library; A hero to save us; And…. Keep reading…
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Let’s Choose tackles school truancy this week
DC might criminally charge parents whose kids miss school. Is that the right approach? What else should DC do about truancy? This week, Let’s Choose DC asked the at-large candidates this question: Last year DC Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson said that DC schools are suffering from a “truancy crisis.” The DC Council is now debating a bill that would increase… Keep reading…
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On cyclist-driver harmony, candidates divide neatly in half
For last week’s question on Let’s Choose DC (a partnership of Greater Greater Washington, DCist, and PoPville), we asked the at-large DC Council candidates how to promote harmony between cyclists and drivers on the road. Your votes on their responses divide them neatly into two groups. Keep reading…
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Candidates take a stand on ethics proposals
We’ve heard a lot of ideas for rules that will clean up DC’s political culture, from the backers of Initiative 70, from multiple DC councilmembers, and from citizen groups like DC for Democracy. What do our at-large candidates think? This week, Let’s Choose DC, a partnership of Greater Greater Washington, DCist, and PoPville, asked the candidates… Keep reading…
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Here’s how you, and candidates, would use DC’s surplus
Last week on Let’s Choose DC (a partnership of Greater Greater Washington, DCist, and PoPville), we had responses from the candidates on how they would spend DC’s $417 million surplus. But before you rated the candidates on their responses, we asked you for your own views. Here’s what you said: Keep reading…